A brand new 5e campaign setting of rebuilding your shattered world in the aftermath of apocalypse!
Magic is broken, the gods are dead, and the world has all but forgotten what it once was. The survivors must reclaim their lives, communities and futures, before the last threads of hope slip between their fingers.
Broken Weave is a brand new tragic fantasy campaign setting for 5e. The book includes:
- 5 brand new character Classes fit for the Broken World.
- New rules for harvesting monsters, travelling, the corrupting force of Decay, the flickering light of Hope, and even a bespoke trail language to decipher.
- A setting guide to this strange and ever-changing world where magic is broken and God-corpses litter the land.
- New rules for founding, growing, and protecting your community over generations.
- A host of nightmarish creatures, and mechanics for converting any 5e monster to use in your Broken Weave campaign.
Our unique Lifepath system creates fully realised characters that already have a place in the Broken World, giving them a family to fight for, important experiences to treasure, a home worth defending, and more. These become your character’s most important memories, which can grant you strength in dire times, or cause you to stumble and fall as the sinister effect of Decay eats at your soul.
Five brand new Classes specifically crafted for life in the Broken World:
Broken Weave includes five brand new Classes specifically crafted for life in the Broken World:
The Sage: Scholars, anatomists, or simply old adventurers who use their hard-earned lessons of the past to guide a Haven into the future.
The Warden: Protectors, tacticians, and avengers who wield ancestral arms and martial might to safeguard a Haven against threats both mundane and arcane.
The Maker: Crafters, engineers, and alchemists who risk everything to unlock the secrets of the Broken World to aid a Haven’s development.
The Seeker: Scouts, beast tamers, and monster trackers who use their expertise to navigate and chart the twisted landscapes surrounding a Haven.
The Speaker: Diplomats, story keepers, and spies who use their silver tongues to aid or manipulate others to build their community.
Each class is a skilled survivor driven to face the strange and deadly world around them. They have no magic, and no gods will save them. All they have is their determination, the strength of their allies, and hope that they can create something worth fighting for.
The opposing forces of Hope and Decay are at the heart of Broken Weave. Hope comes from your connections to the world, fostering community, and building your Haven. It lets you stand where others would fall, and allows you to push beyond your limits. Decay is entropy made manifest — it warps the land and its inhabitants. If you become mired in Decay, it will eat at your memories and corrupt your flesh and spirit, gradually turning you into a monster.
If you can stand against despair and decay, and rally your Haven to endure existential threats, your Hope will gradually bring stability to the Broken World.
People who try to go it alone in the uncanny wilds of the Broken World never last long. That’s why a Haven is the heart of every community, and every game of Broken Weave. Creating a Haven for your party to call home and nurture together defines its inhabitants, physical features, resources and culture, and also the threats it faces..
The GM can also use the same system to generate other Havens to discover, ally, or feud with. With time and distance so malleable, you never quite know when you’re going to step into another Haven’s territory, for good or bad.
When the adventure is over, use our downtime and passage of time rules to build your Haven, retire your heroes and advance the timeline. Witness how your party's actions shape your Haven’s growth over generations, then create a new adventure as one of their descendants, shaped by the legacy of past heroes' actions and choices.
Survival in the Broken World is no simple matter. Time and distance have lost their meaning, and Decay eats at every aspect of reality.
The Broken Weave setting guide includes detailed travel rules based on our hugely successful Uncharted Journeys system, making your journeys across the Broken World truly unforgettable. Use a bespoke language of Trail Glyphs to leave and decipher messages for other travellers.
Finally, utilise our new Harvesting system to scavenge the corpses of gods and monsters for valuable resources for your Haven, or to craft strange and unique equipment for your heroes.
